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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /stɪt​͡ʃ/, ,
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-stitch.ogg


Etymology 1

Old English stiċe

Noun

  1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
  2. An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
  3. : cross stitch
  4. : herringbone stitch
  5. An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, caused by internal organs pulling downwards on the diaphragm during exercise.
  6. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
  7. : drop a stitch
  8. : take up a stitch
  9. An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
  10. A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
  11. Hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
  12. : Quotations
  13. :: You have gone a good stitch. — Bunyan.
  14. :: In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep stitch in making their furrows. — Holland.
  15. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
  16. : a stitch in the side
  17. : Quotations
  18. :: He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which was, indeed, a pleurisy. — Bp. Burnet.
  19. A contortion, or twist.
  20. : Quotations
  21. :: If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again, I shall be angry. — Marston.
  22. Any least part of a fabric or dress.
  23. : to wet every stitch of clothes.
  24. : She didn't have a stitch on
  25. A furrow. (Chapman)


Translations

furrow See furrow

Etymology 2

Old English stiċian

Verb

{{en-verb|stitches|stitching|stitched}}

  1. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.
  2. : to stitch a shirt bosom.
  3. To sew, or unite by stitches.
  4. : to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
  5. To form land into ridges.
  6. To practice/practise stitching or needlework.


Synonyms


Translations

form stitches in See sew

unite by stitches See sew together

agriculture: to form land into ridges See plough/plow

Synonyms


Translations

See sew

Related terms


Category:1000 English basic words

ar:stitch fa:stitch fr:stitch io:stitch hu:stitch simple:stitch fi:stitch sv:stitch ta:stitch te:stitch vi:stitch zh:stitch

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stitch \Stitch\, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to
stician to prick. See Stick, v. i.]
1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of
the thread thus made.
[1913 Webster]

2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a
link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a
stitch; to take up a stitch.
[1913 Webster]

3. [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce.
Cf. Stock.] A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a
single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space
passed over; distance.
[1913 Webster]

You have gone a good stitch. --Bunyan.
[1913 Webster]

In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their
plow, and take no deep stitch in making their
furrows. --Holland.
[1913 Webster]

4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a
needle; as, a stitch in the side.
[1913 Webster]

He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which
was, indeed, a pleurisy. --Bp. Burnet.
[1913 Webster]

5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]

If you talk,
Or pull your face into a stitch again,
I shall be angry. --Marston.
[1913 Webster]

6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every
stitch of clothes. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]

7. A furrow. --Chapman.
[1913 Webster]

8. An arrangement of stitches, or method of stitching in some
particular way or style; as, cross-stitch; herringbone
stitch, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Chain stitch, Lock stitch. See in the Vocabulary.

Pearl stitch, or Purl stitch. See 2nd Purl, 2.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stitch \Stitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stitched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stitching.]
1. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner
as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches;
as, to stitch a shirt bosom.
[1913 Webster]

2. To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch
printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Agric.) To form land into ridges.
[1913 Webster]

To stitch up, to mend or unite with a needle and thread;
as, to stitch up a rent; to stitch up an artery.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stitch \Stitch\, v. i.
To practice stitching, or needlework.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet stitch
n 1: sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing
a threaded needle through a fabric
2: a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
v : fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: sew, run up, {sew
together}]
Moby Dictionary
French knot , ache , acute pain , ankle , articulate , articulation ,
batten , batten down , bit , bite , bolt , boring pain , boundary ,
buckle , butt , button , cervix , chain stitch , charley horse , chip ,
chunk , clasp , cleat , clinch , clip , clipping , closure , collop ,
connecting link , connecting rod , connection , coupling , cramp ,
cramps , crick , cross-stitch , crumb , cut , cutting , darting pain ,
dollop , dovetail , elbow , embrace , end , fragment , fulgurant pain ,
girdle pain , gliding joint , gnawing , gob , gobbet , griping , hasp ,
hinge , hinged joint , hip , hitch , hook , hunk , interface , jam , join ,
joining , joint , jumping pain , juncture , kink , knee , knuckle ,
lancinating pain , latch , link , lock , lump , misery , miter , modicum ,
moiety , morceau , morsel , mortise , nail , neck , needle , needlepoint ,
nip , pang , paring , paroxysm , particle , patch , peg , picot , piece ,
pin , pinch , pivot , pivot joint , prick , rabbet , rasher , rivet ,
scarf , scoop , scrap , screw , seam , seizure , sew , sew up , shard ,
sharp pain , shaving , shiver , shoot , shooting , shooting pain ,
shoulder , shred , skewer , slice , sliver , smithereen , snack , snap ,
snatch , snick , snip , snippet , spasm , splinter , stab , stabbing pain ,
staple , stick , stockinette , stump , suture , symphysis , tack , tag ,
tailor , tatter , thrill , throes , tie rod , toggle , toggle joint ,
tormen , treble , tweak , twinge , twitch , union , wedge , weld ,
whipstitch , wrench , wrist , zipper


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